Bundle-carrier for grain-binders.



J. W. JOHNSON.

BUNDLE CARRIER FOR GRAIN BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED )AN-ZZ. l9l8.

Patented Oct. 29, I918.

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UNITED STATES PA'lEN T OFFICE,

JOHN W. JOHNSON, 0F BESSEMER,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNGR O17 fiNE-HALF TO JAMES A.

ONEILL, OF IRONWOO'D, MICHIGAN.

BUNDLE-CARRIER FOR GItA IN H BFNDTJRS.

Application filed January 22, 1918.

hinders.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a retainer for bundles rra l as an attachment for the bundle carrier of a rain binder and adapted for automatic ad 111stment during the delivery or discharge of the bundles from the carrier.

The further object of the invention is the provision of a device that is easy and inexpensive to n'lanufacture and readily attached to a binder for preventing bundles of grain from accidentall falling from the bundle carrier, the device being readily adjustable for attachment upon any form. of grain binder.

A still further object of the invention the provision of a bundle carrier attach ment for binders in the nature of a retainer for bundles normally positioned for l(l2t'll'ltaining the grain upon the carrier and rearlily swinging out of the way giving direction to the discharge of the bundles when they are deposited upon the ground, the device thereafter automatically returning to its normal operative position.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated i the accompanying drawing and then. claimed.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throu ghv out the several views Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tines operatively arranged upon a binder in connection with the bundle carrier thereof, the latter being indicated by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the adjacently positioned portions of the main members of which the device is constructed; and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1 918,

Serial No. 213,140.

Fig. 3 is an elevatimml view of the eanie assembled.

.ll, being nnderstom'l that the dcvi prince a grain retainer for bun (lie car i such agricultu al implements as hinders, the some is herein "m at d in connection with the bundle car it'- ni' :1 hinder 11, the said carrier having a plurality of tines 12 for supporting; thc shwvoe of grain thereon, the carri r iii i i; he Jsi'w'l lhitlillizl ioi' Giselle the llllll in H Iliinrlif in,"

the drawing.

A brace rod 13 is attached bv means of an adiustable clamp 14 to desirable portion of the binder 11 such as the casting 15, spaced above the inclined board 9 down which the bundles travel to the carrier 10. The said rod has an o n coil 16 at its free 51; re mg a hub ii there arming i open in: adjacent free end ofa forked in on 38.

'i he ll i J' I'Ll' i "f wo rods '19 ate 39 ii:- a suit the i ith the outer w 7 l i it pro-- at =1, I ing the hub it here referrer A sioiir washer 91 is arrangul at the inner end of the hub .1"? against which the coil 16 adapted to abut and whereby the braces 13 and 18 form a stable although resilient mount for a fender 22.

The fender 22 is substantially U-shaped, being in the form of a fork having a rela tively longer arm E33 and shorter arm 24 with a coil 35 provided thercbetween, journaled upon the huh I? when the device is assembled. The longer arm 23 has a curved line 26 While the shorter arm 24 is arranged with a forked tine 27 and being also of a general curvature of the tine 26.

A washer 28 is arranged upon the hub 17 outwardly of the fork coil 25 while a cotter 29 is secured through the said hub adjacent the outer free end thereof. adapted for retainin g the fork 22 journ aled for oscillating thereon- The coil 16 of the rod 13 has an outwardly projecting angular finger 3O beneath the longer arm 23 of the fork 22, the said longer arm being adapted to be maintained normally horizontally by resting of its own weight upon the finger 30. The longer arm 23 and its tine 26 are of greater weight than the forked tine 27 for normally maintaining the fork 22 with its arms 23 and 24 horizontal and with the pointed ends of the tines 26 and 27 arranged intermediate the tines 12 of the bundle carrier 10 and adjacent the outer free ends of said bundle carrier tines.

The operation of the device will be understood from this detailed description thereof, the fork 22 preventing the bundles from falling off of the outer free end of the carrier 10, While upon dumping the said carrier by the operator of the hinder, the forked portion or auxiliary fork 31 of the tine 27 will swing downwardly with the bundle as the bundle is deposited rearwardly 'upon the ground and during which operation the tine 26 will be eliminated. When the bundle has been delivered, the carrier 10 returns to its normal position While the fork 22 2lUlOl]Nll.l cally swings to its normal position by reason of the weight of the longer arm 23 and the fork is then positioned for retaining bundles of grain upon the carrier.

By adjusting the clamp 14 upon thebinder 11, the position of the fork 22 may be accurately arranged with respect to the carrier 10, and it will be seen that the device includes but a few elements which are inexnsive to manufacture and readily assemled together, as well as attached to a binder ready for use in connection with the bundle carrier thereof.

at I claim as new is 1. A device of the class described comprising in combination with the bundle carrier of a binder, brace rods mounted upon the binder and attached together at their outer a retaining fork ournaled upon said brace rods to tilt from its normal operative position upon the discharge of a bundle from the carrier and weighted to automatically return to its operative position after dbhactiuation of the device.

2. An attachment for bundle carriers comprising a support having a hub and a stop finger, means for attaching said support to a binder and an over-balanced fork journaled upon said hub and seating upon said finger when the device is operatively positioned adjacent the free end of the carrier.

In combination with a binder having a bundle carrier provided with tines, support rods carried by the binder with a hub at their free ends above the carrier and journaled upon said hub adapted for tilting movement upon the discharge of a bundle from the carrier and with one side of the fork of greater weight than the other side, thereof, whereby the fork is adapted to automatically return to its normal retaining position adjacent the carrier subsequent to each delivering operation of the carrier.

4. A bundle retainer comprising brace rods adapted for attachment to a binder and having their adjacent ends attached together forming a hub, means for attaching said rods to a binder, a washer at the inner end of the hub, an upper brace rod having a coil surrounding said hub and terminating in an angular finger adjacent the hub, a bundle retaining fork provided with a coil journaled upon said hub and arranged with one end longer and heavier than the other whereby the fork is adapted for normal positioning in upright arrangement with the longer portion thereof seated uporr said finger.

5. A bundle retainer comprising brace rods adapted for attachment to a binder having their adjacent ends attached together forming a hub, means for attaching said rods to a binder, a washer at the inner end of the hub, an up er brace rod having a coil surrounding said ub and terminating in an angular fin er adjacent the hub, abundle retaining forfi provided with a coil journaled upon said hub and arran ed with one end longer and heavier than t e other whereby the fork is adapted for normal in upright arrangement with the tion thereof seated upon said finger, the shorter end of the said fork being of forked arrangement, a washer upon said hub outwardly of the fork coil, and a retaining cotter secured to the hub adjacent the free end of the hub outwardly of the said coils.

In testimony whereof I aflix m si ature.

JOHN W. Jollllg oN.

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